New York A 3479: Relates to certain acquisition of interests or rights in real property for the preservation of open spaces and areas

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A03479 Summary:

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Amd §§247, 119-dd, 505, 506 & 555, Gen Muni L

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Provides that the acquisition of interests or rights in real property for the preservation of open spaces and areas shall constitute a public purpose for which public funds may be expended or advanced.

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01/28/2025referred to local governments

09/08/2025enacting clause stricken

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 3479

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 28, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. JONES -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Local Governments

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to certain notice
 requirements for the acquisition of real property for open space,
 historic preservations, or urban renewal purposes

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 247 of the general municipal law,
 2 as amended by chapter 892 of the laws of 1972, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 2. The acquisition of interests or rights in real property for the
 5 preservation of open spaces and areas shall constitute a public purpose
 6 for which public funds may be expended or advanced, and any county,
 7 city, town or village after [due notice and] a public hearing upon ten
 8 days' notice may acquire, by purchase, gift, grant, bequest, devise,
 9 lease or otherwise, the fee or any lesser interest, development right,
 10 easement, covenant, or other contractual right necessary to achieve the
 11 purposes of this chapter, to land within such municipality. In the case
 12 of a village the cost of such acquisition of interests or rights may be
 13 incurred wholly at the expense of the village, at the expense of the
 14 owners of the lands benefited thereby, or partly at the expense of such
 15 owners and partly at the expense of the village at large as a local
 16 improvement in the manner provided by article twenty-two [in] of the
 17 village law entitled local improvements.
 18 § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 119-dd of the general municipal law, as
 19 added by chapter 354 of the laws of 1980, is amended to read as follows:
 20 3. After [due notice and] a public hearing upon ten days' notice, by
 21 purchase, gift, grant, bequest, devise, lease or otherwise, acquire the
 22 fee or any lesser interest, development right, easement, covenant or
 23 other contractual right necessary to achieve the purposes of this arti-
 24 cle, to historical or cultural property within its jurisdiction. After

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07746-01-5

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 1 acquisition of any such interest pursuant to this subdivision, the
 2 effect of the acquisition on the valuation placed on any remaining
 3 private interest in such property for purposes of real estate taxation
 4 shall be taken into account.
 5 § 3. Subdivisions 2 and 3 of section 505 of the general municipal law,
 6 subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 723 of the laws of 1963 and subdivi-
 7 sion 3 as amended by chapter 133 of the laws of 1996, are amended to
 8 read as follows:
 9 2. The urban renewal plan for the designated area, or for a part or
 10 portion of such area, shall be submitted to the commission which shall
 11 certify, after a public hearing held on [due notice] ten days' notice,
 12 whether such plan complies with the provisions of subdivision seven of
 13 section five hundred two of this article and conforms to the finding
 14 made pursuant to section five hundred four of this article. The commis-
 15 sion shall submit its report to the governing body, not later than ten
 16 weeks from the date of referral of the plan to it, certifying its
 17 unqualified approval, its disapproval, or its qualified approval with
 18 recommendations for modifications therein.
 19 3. After a public hearing, held on [due